CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African police have used stun grenades to disperse student protesters outside parliament, where the finance minister was giving a budget speech. Sometimes violent protests for free education have hit many South African campuses since last month, when the government recommended that universities increase 2017 fees by no more than 8 percent.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's U.S. Senate seat features an open seat, two dozen candidates, prostitution allegations and a white supremacist contender.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's U.S. Senate seat features an open seat, two dozen candidates, prostitution allegations and a white supremacist contender.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana's U.S. Senate seat features an open seat, two dozen candidates, prostitution allegations and a white supremacist contender.
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local):
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local):
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Latest on Venezuela's political crisis (all times local):
A New Jersey family is not having a very good National Pumpkin Day after nearly 200 of their pumpkins were stolen overnight Tuesday. The family that runs Farm Views in the township of Wayne has surveillance footage showing individuals emerging from a van and removing pumpkins from the property on several occasions, NBC New York reported.
Iraq’s Minister of Oil Jabbar Ali Hussein Al-Luiebi said that Iraq would continue to back the OPEC Secretariat and work together with Member Countries, as well as non-OPEC countries, to help stabilize and bring balance to the oil market.
A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit a rural region of central Italy on Wednesday evening, with the impact felt as far away as Rome. The emergency services are inundated with calls, but there are no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
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UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday shunned answering the call of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to end the country's weapons sales to Saudi Arabia.
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola is betting on the benefits of cutting sugar.
On Wednesday, Coca-Cola reported its third quarter earnings. In a follow-up call with investors, the soda giant's relationship with sugar came up again and again.
The need to reduce sugar — on a per bottle basis as well as in Coca-Cola's wider portfolio — is becoming a central challenge for the company as soda consumption continues to fall.
In Coca-Cola's third quarter, sales by unit case volume of sparkling beverages... Читать дальше...
The U.S. economy is in good shape, but the greatest risk is a sharp decline in asset prices, writes Martin Feldstein.
DALLAS (AP) — Boeing's third-quarter profit rose 34 percent on lower taxes, and the company raised its forecast for 2016 earnings, revenue and airplane deliveries. CEO Dennis Muilenburg called the aircraft market "generally positive" with a "moderate" pace of sales orders. Demand for the single-aisle 737 remains strong, he said, but the company might slow production of the bigger, two-aisle 777 jet until replacement demand picks up again early next decade. On Boeing's military business, the company... Читать дальше...
ROME (AP) — A strong earthquake is rattling Rome, just two months after a powerful temblor toppled villages in central Italy, killing nearly 300 people.
ROME (AP) — A strong earthquake is rattling Rome, just two months after a powerful temblor toppled villages in central Italy, killing nearly 300 people.
ROME (AP) — A strong earthquake is rattling Rome, just two months after a powerful temblor toppled villages in central Italy, killing nearly 300 people.
Police in Indiana say a 25-year-old woman was found passed out from an overdose with her baby in the back seat of her car
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest hacked emails from Hillary Clinton's campaign give fresh evidence that her supporters were worried about primary rival Bernie Sanders.